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Trump posts AI image of himself seizing Iranian-flagged tanker — as tension escalates in Strait of Hormuz

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 243 words · By Geoff Earle
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Trump posts AI image of himself seizing Iranian-flagged tanker — as tension escalates in Strait of Hormuz See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google President Trump posted an AI image of himself helping seize an Iranian-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Truth Social, in another online escalation as a US ally said Iran fired on another commercial vessel.

Common ground

“It’s Our Oil Tanker Now!” Trump posted Friday night, hours after declaring on Long Island that “Pretty soon, I will be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States.” The AI-generated image shows Trump holding the American flag while…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The United Arab Emirates said Saturday that Iran had attacked another Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel transiting the strait, the third attack in a week.”
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Multiple sources, including Al-Monitor and other web results, confirm the UAE's statement that Iran attacked an ADNOC vessel, marking the third such attack in a week.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accused Iran of attacking another vessel belonging to its state oil company, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), as it attempted to travel through the Strait…
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/uae-condemns-iran-for-attackin…
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web search NEUTRAL — UAE state media reported on Saturday that Iran had attacked an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel in the waterway a day earlier, the third such incident involving an ADNOC vessel in less than a wee…
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/uae-halts-all-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said two of its vessels were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening, with no injuries.
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2026/08/14/uae-says-…
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Claim 2: ““It’s Our Oil Tanker Now!” Trump posted Friday night”
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Multiple sources explicitly quote the phrase 'It's Our Oil Tanker Now!' as part of Trump's Truth Social posting spree.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_or_misleading_statements…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran–United States relations during the first Trump administration (2017–2021) were marked by a sharp policy shift from Obama's engagement-oriented approach. Trump began with a travel ban affecting Ir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations_d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2026, from January 1, 2026, to March 31, 2026. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_second_Trump_p…
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Claim 3: “President Trump posted an AI image of himself helping seize an Iranian-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Truth Social”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself seizing an Iranian tanker on Truth Social.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In American politics since the 2020s, political figures have deployed AI-generated images, videos, and audio to attack opponents, create misleading narratives, or inflame emotions. The use of generati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI-generated_content_in_Americ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in March 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Truth Social is an American alt-tech social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), an American company majority-owned by US president Donald Trump. It has been called a "Twitte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social
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Claim 4: “The AI-generated image shows Trump holding the American flag while accompanying two heavily armed troops. An Iranian flag sits on the deck of the captured vessel, while a US aircraft carrier looms in the background.”
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Multiple sources describe the image's contents: Trump holding an American flag, accompanying armed troops, and an Iranian flag on the deck of the vessel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — AI slop, also known as slop content or simply slop, is digital content made with generative artificial intelligence that is perceived as lacking in effort, quality, or meaning, and usually produced in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slop
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
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Claim 5: “declaring on Long Island that “Pretty soon, I will be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States.””
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Multiple sources, including AllSides and other web search results, confirm Trump made this specific claim during a speech at a police academy on Long Island.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throughout both of his presidencies, U.S. president Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the United States' territory and influence through both land purchases and military means. Trump first…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_expansionism_under_Do…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_fascism
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Claim 6: ““This strait will only be opened and closed under Iran’s command... Iran will continue to enforce the blockade,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi posted on X Saturday.”
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Web search results confirm that Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi posted on X that the strait would be opened/closed under Iran's command and that Iran would enforce the blockade.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran called on the US to accept defeat while President Donald Trump blasted Tehran as "very evil" and told Americans to brace for continued high fuel prices as a result of the war.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0815/1587983-iran-us-war/
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran on Saturday rebuked President Trump’s remark that the Strait of Hormuz would become a U.S. territory after Tehran’s defeat in the war.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/16/iran-slams-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran says it will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed until President Donald Trump “accepts the reality of defeat.” "This strait will be opened and closed only under Iran's command, Iran's deputy foreign…
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/trump-iran-war-s…
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Claim 7: “Iran says it has reached an agreement with Oman on control of the critical waterway”
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Multiple sources, including Euronews, report that Iran announced an agreement with Oman regarding shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the 2026 Iran war, Iran has asserted sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, increasing its total area and adding to its territorial waters. It has done this by regulating maritime traffic an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_sovereignty_over_the_S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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